MonarchBase

Welcome to MonarchBase. An improved
version of the genome assembly (v3), with updated annotations,
a revised geneset (0GS2.0), and genome-wide variations are now available.

MonarchBase is an integrated
database for the eastern North American monarch butterfly
(Danaus plexippus). The database provides
access to a wide-range of genomic, proteomic, and related
biological information. As the monarch is famous for its
long-distance migration (see Reppert Lab),
the biological interpretation of the genome has focused on
this aspect of the butterfly's biology.

The Monarch Genome Project is based out of the laboratory of
Steven M. Reppert
at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, initially in
collaboration with
Jeffrey L. Boore
(Genome Project Solutions). The project was funded by NIH grant
GM086794-02S1. The draft sequence of the monarch genome (v1) and its
characterization have been published in
Zhan et al., 2011.
The improved version (v3) and the description of MonarchBase
have been published in
Zhan et al., 2012.
In a collaboration led by
Marcus R. Kronforst (University of Chicago),
a population genomic study has been performed to uncover the genetic basis of monarch migration
(Zhan et al., 2014).
The relevant resequencing and variation data have been integrated into MonarchBase.